Somebody Obtained Prescription Narcotics While Using My Name and Insurance

My question involves medical malpractice in the state of: New Jersey

I recently discovered, purely by chance, that one of the stores in my pharmacy chain had repeatedly filled a fraudulant prescription for a narcotic (vicuprofin). They have filled this script a total of 8 times with no written prescription, claiming that it was phoned in each month. The amount dispensed was even increased from 90/month to 120/month and again, they never asked for a written script. My insurance company has paid out over $1000.00 in medication costs and some dirtbag is out there with my name, address, etc. which has me worried sick.

Is there something that can be done?

What did your insurance company say when you reported the fraud to them?

What did the police way when you reported the identity theft, and misuse of your name and insurance information?

I am waiting for the rep from my insurance company to call me and as for the police, they had me fill out a report. I do not know that they plan to launch an investigation. I was mainly concerned that the individual would be arrested or something with those pills in a bottle with my name on it. My huge issue is with the pharmacy and their complacency

You need to report this to the FDA. Someone is apparently using a doctors ID to obtain prescription drugs.

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Quoting Disagreeable

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You need to report this to the FDA. Someone is apparently using a doctors ID to obtain prescription drugs.

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I am more concerned about the fact that they used MY name to obtain them, and the fact that the pharmacy did nothing to protect that.

The pharmacy doesn't have to check ID, unfortunately. Given that the drug can be called in, electronically submitted or on a paper rx, I'm not seeing where the pharmacy is actually at fault here.

(You also don't need ID to pick up that drug, either)

They are not required to ever have a written prescription for a narcotic??

It actually depends on the schedule.

Sched I and II are much more stringently controlled than Sched III drugs.

Vicoprofin is Sched III.

Brief synopsis grabbed from several sources:

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Except when dispensed directly by a practitioner, other than a pharmacist, to an ultimate user, no controlled substance in schedule III or IV, which is a prescription drug as determined under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 USC 301 et seq.), may be dispensed without a written or oral prescription in conformity with section 503(b) of that Act (21 USC 353 (b)). Such prescriptions may not be filled or refilled more than six months after the date thereof or be refilled more than five times after the date of the prescription unless renewed by the practitioner.[34] A prescription for controlled substances in Schedules III, IV, and V issued by a practitioner, may be communicated either orally, in writing, or by facsimile to the pharmacist, and may be refilled if so authorized on the prescription or by call-in.[37] Control of wholesale distribution is somewhat less stringent than Schedule II drugs. Provisions for emergency situations are less restrictive within the "closed system" of the Controlled Substances Act than for Schedule II though no schedule has provisions to address circumstances where the closed system is unavailable, nonfunctioning or otherwise inadequate.

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I am more concerned about the fact that they used MY name to obtain them, and the fact that the pharmacy did nothing to protect that.

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Which is why it is important to report it too the FDA so the stop the physicians DEA number from being illegally used.

I will absolutely let the FDA know --

I found the pharm laws as well. I had hoped they had some responsibility beyond that related to common sense basically. I do use this pharm chain and have for years, I have prescriptions filled monthly, for years, and never, EVER at that store. All are filled at another store. When I called my store to ask about the script, they told me instantly "oh, you fill this one at the Stratford store". Clearly their pharmacist could see this as well and still filled this script, for a NARCOTIC 8 times. Absolutely uneblievable -- I guess I will have to resort to paying their pharm manager a very unpleasant visit.